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1933 Hitchin by-election

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1933 Hitchin by-election

← 1931 8 June 1933 (1933-06-08) 1935 →

The Hitchin seat in the House of Commons.
Triggered by death of incumbent
 
Candidate Arnold Wilson William Bennett
Party Conservative Labour
Popular vote 14,569 10,362
Percentage 58.4 41.6

MP before election

Antony Bulwer-Lytton
Conservative

Subsequent MP

Arnold Wilson
Conservative

The Hitchin by-election of 1933 was held on 8 June 1933 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Antony Bulwer-Lytton died in a plane accident. It was won by the Conservative candidate Arnold Wilson.[1]

Hitchin by-election, 1933 Electorate 48,580
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arnold Wilson 14,569 58.4 −17.3
Labour William Bennett 10,362 41.6 +17.3
Majority 4,207 16.8 −34.6
Turnout 24,931 51.3 −19.8
Registered electors 48,580
Conservative hold Swing −17.3

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